| Re: carbon or carbon dioxide ??
Quote:
Originally Posted by eeyore  You dont necessarily have to "burn" anything for this to happen. | That's true Pete, although my original comment was specifically in relation to carbon based fuels.
Plus I remember a chemistry teacher (many, many years ago) who delighted in describing all oxidising reactions as "burning". Even the rust on his car: "The steel is burning but very, very slowly"! 
Dave P.
__________________
(a.k.a. "Horizontal Dave")
"A good man is hard to find, especially if he's hiding. In a field. With combat fatigues and a false beard." - Wilson Dixon |